Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-07
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

Novelties In Millinery, Toilet Accessories
and Childrens Costumes.
A good many fiat white and black
leghorns are shown by the milliners;
the white are trimmed with dotted
point d. esprit and white feathers
Small flower bonnets daily grow
more popular. A pretty one worn by
girl with very black hair. was Of
black tulle with a wreath about the
edge of small peoples without foliage.
and crushed close together. To the
left was q cluster of half-opened poppy
buds.
Stockings this summer will be worn
OF q shade to match the costume, .
new fancy for having every thing
match being the expensive tendency
this season. They come in all shades
to match the popular eolors. and will
be worn with patent-leather ties which
have the uppers of soft kid. These
will be tied with broad ribbon. !.
Parasols have very long handles to
allow for the height of the hats worn
underneath them, and about half way
down the handles is tied. invariably.
a large ribbon-bow to match the para
sol in color. Very handsome ones are
shown of deep. rich plaids in which
blue and red predominant, and these
are extremely serviceable. as they can
be worn with almost any costume.
From Paris come little handkerchiefs
of dark-red silk embroidered with
small fine needlework about the edges
in white. pale blue or pink. These
make pretty bits Of color tucked into
the belts of white costumes. The linen
lawn handkerchiefs have narrower
hemstitched edge than ever before. the
favOrite width being about half an
inch wide. These have two long. slen-
der initials embroidered in the corner
in the simplest possible letters.
Purses are growing in size-that IS.
in length, as they still remain very
narrow. The handsomest are of heav-
lily pebbled black leather. with dull
silver clasps. and the corners of the
flap reinforced with border of silver
in egg designs. For summer are shown
others in all the light shades Of tan
and gray, while a few new ones are
sifver-colored and some u cream white.
For children's wide straw hats. tho
most inexpensive and effective trim
ming is a knot of ribbon that may be
bought already tied in the hat shops.
These are usually made of two kinds Of
nbbon-as for example. navy blue
with another of Oriental design. but in
which the prevailing shade is the same
TINT of blue. 1t takes about three yards
to tie one Of these, and requires skill
full hand to acquire just the richly
knotted effect so desirable. When
properly made they are quite sufficient
trimming
Young girls who have walking
dresses opened at the throat for u
crMvat and sailor hat to match the
suit, left over from last season will find
thens perfectly wearaBle again this
spring. The effect of such costumes
was sen neat and stylish, anil altogether
comfortable to wear that it is very
sensibly decided that they may be resus-
citate,L The sailor hat is. becoming to
almost all young fSoes,. and the stiff
white collar so literally displayed and
snowy tie is delightfully."- fresh and
clean in appearance so.that their reign
begins again.
Little sailor costumes. Of white duck.
with long trousers famed at the foot in
nautical fashion will! be. very much
worn BY young men from the age of
five. tn seven. These suits have the
sleeves, collar and the fient edge Of
the sailor blouse trimmed with narrow
bamls of blue with blue anchors en-
broidered in the corner q the deep
oollazs and on the sleeves. A white or
blue sailor hat of cloth is WORN with it,
made with many Rows of stitching and
Il ribbon with long floating ends about
the edge. On the 'front.' Of the ribbon
is the name of the. ship In gold letters.
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